The Complete Idiot's Guide to Meditation

How to Heal Through the Mind/Body Connection

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On sale Feb 11, 2020 | 15 Hours and 18 Minutes | 9781615649648

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In today's hectic times, it's more important than ever to learn to slow down, relax and be calm.

Whether part of religious habit or just part of a daily routine, meditation can help slow today's frenzied pace and improve feelings of good health, peace and control. In The Complete Idiot's Guide to Meditation, Joan Budilovsky and Eve Adamson explain how easy it is to enjoy the benefits of meditation including:
Simple stress-reduction techniques that make learning to meditate easier
Incorporating meditation into day-to-day situations
Common misconceptions about meditating
Special techniques from Zen to mindfulness meditation and more

© 2003 Joan Budilovsky; Eve Adamson © 2020 DK Audio
Joan Budilovsky began her yoga and meditation studies in 1976 and currently serves on several college faculties in Illinois as a yoga, massage, and meditation instructor. View titles by Joan Budilovsky
Eve Adamson is a veteran pet writer with hundreds of published articles and is contributing editor to Dog Fancy. She is also co-author of several books including The Complete Idiot’s Guide  to Yoga Illustrated, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Meditation, and Empowering Your Life with Joy. View titles by Eve Adamson
Domyo Sater Burk has been a student of meditation for 20 years. Ordained as a Soto Zen priest in 2001, she had seven years of residential training at Dharma Rain Zen Center and was empowered to function as an independent Zen teacher in 2010 by Rev. Gyokuko Carlson. In addition to Zen meditation, Burk has experience with mindfulness and all the various forms of Buddhist meditation, and has developed a profound respect for the power of meditation to help people access their inner peace, balance, and wisdom. She is also the author of Idiot's Guides: Zen Living and Idiot's Guides: Mindfulness, and leads Bright Way Zen Center in Portland, Oregon. View titles by Domyo Sater Burk

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In today's hectic times, it's more important than ever to learn to slow down, relax and be calm.

Whether part of religious habit or just part of a daily routine, meditation can help slow today's frenzied pace and improve feelings of good health, peace and control. In The Complete Idiot's Guide to Meditation, Joan Budilovsky and Eve Adamson explain how easy it is to enjoy the benefits of meditation including:
Simple stress-reduction techniques that make learning to meditate easier
Incorporating meditation into day-to-day situations
Common misconceptions about meditating
Special techniques from Zen to mindfulness meditation and more

© 2003 Joan Budilovsky; Eve Adamson © 2020 DK Audio

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Joan Budilovsky began her yoga and meditation studies in 1976 and currently serves on several college faculties in Illinois as a yoga, massage, and meditation instructor. View titles by Joan Budilovsky
Eve Adamson is a veteran pet writer with hundreds of published articles and is contributing editor to Dog Fancy. She is also co-author of several books including The Complete Idiot’s Guide  to Yoga Illustrated, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Meditation, and Empowering Your Life with Joy. View titles by Eve Adamson
Domyo Sater Burk has been a student of meditation for 20 years. Ordained as a Soto Zen priest in 2001, she had seven years of residential training at Dharma Rain Zen Center and was empowered to function as an independent Zen teacher in 2010 by Rev. Gyokuko Carlson. In addition to Zen meditation, Burk has experience with mindfulness and all the various forms of Buddhist meditation, and has developed a profound respect for the power of meditation to help people access their inner peace, balance, and wisdom. She is also the author of Idiot's Guides: Zen Living and Idiot's Guides: Mindfulness, and leads Bright Way Zen Center in Portland, Oregon. View titles by Domyo Sater Burk

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